Principal Founding Engineer, AI-Native Product Incubation

Electronic Arts

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Redwood City, CA
Salary
$193,100–$296,500 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, developing and publishing games for consoles, mobile, and PC under franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield.

Electronic Arts currently has 94 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,300–$170,700 across 53 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Founding Engineer, AI-Native Product Incubation

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As a Principal Founding Engineer at Electronic Arts Ventures Group in Redwood City, California, you will join a small, autonomous team to incubate and launch bold new interactive entertainment products. Your role involves partnering directly with a Product Founder to architect and build full-stack solutions from concept to production, including frontend (web and mobile) experiences, backend services, cloud infrastructure, and AI integrations. You’ll leverage modern AI-native development workflows to accelerate product development while maintaining quality and scalability. Key responsibilities include establishing technical foundations for rapid experimentation, leading AI-assisted development processes, and scaling successful ventures into production-ready systems capable of supporting millions of users. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in full-stack engineering, a strong background in cloud-native systems, and familiarity with AI tools and workflows.

Skills

AI-assisted development Cloud platforms CI/CD Distributed systems Frontend development Backend development Modern mobile ecosystems Observability Production operations APIs Data pipelines Web and native mobile experiences Scalable architectures Modern cloud-native systems Startup experience Gaming industry experience LLM-based applications

What you'll do

  • Partner with a Product Founder to build and launch new 0→1 ventures, owning the technical architecture and implementation from day one.
  • Design and develop full-stack products, spanning frontend (web and native mobile), backend, infrastructure, AI integrations, and operational systems.
  • Leverage multiple AI coding agents and AI-native workflows to dramatically accelerate product development and experimentation.
  • Create scalable, production-ready architectures that can evolve from prototype to successful consumer product.
  • Share technical learnings and best practices to help establish EA Ventures' broader incubation and engineering playbook.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience building and launching full-stack products.
  • Design and develop end-to-end product experiences across web, mobile, backend services, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Operate multiple AI coding agents and tools to accelerate product development.
  • Create scalable architectures that evolve from prototype to production-ready systems.
  • Share technical learnings and best practices for EA Ventures' incubation playbook.

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